John Kerry or George W. Bush Misquotes : snopes.com "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system." - George W. Bush Origins: The ramp-up towards the November 2004 Presidential election has been especially dirty, with partisans of each side throwing as much mud as they can at the other party's candidate in an effort to sway more votes towards their own guy. It was therefore to be expected that this list of stunningly stupid statements would be trotted out anew as folks looked for even more ways to undermine the credibility of the men vying for the top job. As is apparent from the two examples listed above, the same list of bloopers is circulated about both the 2004 Democratic and Republican candidates for the presidency, in both cases offered as proof that each man is patently unfit to hold high office. Yet these "proofs" are false, because all but one of the 2004 crop of groaners supposedly uttered by President George W.

Bush or Senator John Kerry are statements either made by former Vice-President Dan Quayle or ones which have for years been attributed to him: "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." "We are going to have the best educated American people in the world." "We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe.

We are part of Europe." "The future will be better tomorrow." "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'" "For NASA, space is still a high priority." "[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." And some are "Quayleisms"; that is, comments now widely attributed to the former Vice-President that were actually coined by humor writers as examples of the sort of things he might say: [MAD Magazine, 1991] "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." John Kerry's involvement with the collection is new, but just prior to the 2000 presidential election these same quotes were circulated about both Vice-President Al Gore and then Governor of Texas George W. Bush.

Although this list (and similar compilations) might have begun life as an assortment of Dan Quayle quotes, it has since become a way of slamming the candidates du jour, being rolled forward from election to election. Only a lone entry in the 2004 Bush and Kerry lists was anything other than a Dan Quayle utterance or a Quayleism: "The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country." Though it is not a word-for-word match, it is close enough to a statement made by President George W. Bush in 2000 to be recognizable: "More and more of our imports come from overseas." (Although not all imports necessarily come from "overseas," when President Bush made this statement he was specifically referring to foreign oil imports, even though the two largest foreign suppliers of oil to the U.S. are the fellow North American countries of Canada and Mexico.) Barbara "freight state" Mikkelson Last updated: 22 September 2004 Jaffee, Al. "Future Quayle Quotes We Can Expect to Hear." Mad. October 1991 (pp. 10-11). Waldmeir, Pete.

"Quayle's 2000 Campaign Brings to Mind Some of His Classic Quotes." The Detroit News. 8 March 1999 (p. D1). Tags: use that's in a sentence, how to spell that's, What is the meaning and spelling of? Make example sentences for English words and Examples of Usage Example Sentences for "that's" Aldous Huxley once observed that there's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. Donald Rumsfeld once suggested that it isn't making mistakes that's critical, it's correcting them, and getting on with the principal task. A Swedish proverb advises, "Love me when I least deserve it because that's when I really need it. " He has consistently behaved ethically in all his business dealings, and that's why his clients have so much trust in him. Rita Rudner once joked, "My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head. " I don't like the feeling of gel in a girl's hair.

I prefer hair that's soft, even if it's sometimes messy, rather than hair that is all glued into place. Abbie Hoffman once stated that the idea that media is there to educate us or to inform us is ridiculous because that's about tenth or eleventh on their list. J. R. R. Tolkien once observed that it's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. . Mark Twain once wrote that an army is a mob, they don't fight with courage that's born in them, but with courage that's borrowed from their mass. Paul Auster once suggested that we construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. Vice-President Dan Quayle once said that it isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. Grace Murray Hopper once observed that a ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. Jonathon proposed to his girlfriend while they were hiking the West Coast Trail, and that's where they got married a year later. Politician Dan Quayle once said that it isn't pollution that's harming the environment.

It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. 30 . The Manila selfie museum encouraging visitors to take pictures with art Have you ever liked a piece of art so much you feel like youâre part of it? Well, a museum in the Philippines is helping people do just that. Art in Island, a museum in Manila, created by a group of Korean artists, features over a hundred unique three dimensional paintings that encourage people to pose in front of them. Each artwork is created in such a way that when... Nazi hideout in Argentina Was this a hideout for German Nazi officers? Deep in Argentinaâs northern jungle, archaeologists have discovered the ruins of what may have originally been a Nazi hiding place. âItâs a defendable site, a protected site, an inaccessible site, where you can live peacefully in hiding. We believe weâve found a refuge for the Nazi hierarchy.âResearchers from the University of Buenos Aires... Family lives with lions When most people tell you they have a couple of cats at home, these probably aren't the type of cat youâd expect, but for one family in Gaza, these lion cubs are their household pets.

Lioness Mona and Alex, whoâs a male, were born in the battle-torn Gaza Strip to parents that were smuggled through a ... Read More Window cleaners have an accident A terrifying ordeal for two window cleaners in China, as the platform they were working on began swinging violently and smashing into the building. The incident, which took place outside the 91st floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, lasted for 15 minutes with their cradle slamming into a wall at one point, sending glass flying into the building and down to the ground. Air Pollution - Britain's Public Health Crisis | The Huffington Post Air Pollution - Britain's Public Health Crisis 15/12/2011 23:01 | Updated 14 February 2012 Clare Nasir Broadcaster, Writer and Meteorologist While her colleagues were talking tough on climate change in Durban this week, Caroline Spelman, the UK's Environment Minister, faced problems closer to home. Her department was in the dock on Tuesday over the appalling state of air pollution in the UK.

DEFRA, the UK's environment ministry, was taken to the High Court by international environmental law firm ClientEarth over its failure to meet legal limits on air quality in 17 regions and cities across Britain. As the ambassador for the UK's Healthy Air Campaign , I was at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday whilst the judgment was being read. The campaign's manager Lewis Merdler commented on the ruling; "We have fully supported ClientEarth's legal action against the government for failing to deal with dangerous air pollution across the UK. The judge has stated that the government is in breach of EU law and must act urgently or face the consequences. The real losers in this case are the millions of people affected by air pollution across the country, and the thousands who are dying prematurely every year because of inaction to tackle it." My grandmother still talks vividly about life in central London before the Clean Air Act of 1956. She describes her children's mouths and noses being caked with soot every morning on bad air days, but also the amazing transformation in the air and their health after the act was passed.

Two things spring to mind after listening to her stories; Firstly how lucky I initially felt that my two-year-old daughter was not growing up in such conditions, but then how naive I was to think that things have changed that much in 2011. Back then Britain led the way in public health. Overnight the air became cleaner - after a ban on the offending domestic burnt fuel and tighter regulations on industrial use. But whereas my grandmother could see and smell the smog that prevented her children from enjoying a walk in the fresh air, the type of pollutant that now hovers in our midst is an invisible and slow killer. Today 29,000 people die prematurely each year in the UK because of the air they breathe. And evidence is now emerging that high levels of air pollution are stunting the growth of lungs in children. Over 200 local authorities across the UK have declared air pollution hotspots where people are at a significant risk from either or both of these key pollutants: particulate matter (PM10s) and nitrogen dioxide. PM10s are a nasty collective emitted from vehicle exhausts, they comprise of tiny particles of sulphates, carbon, nitrates and other materials.

When inhaled, PM10s and nitrogen dioxide penetrate deep into the lung tissue. The build up continues over many years, but even on days when levels are high we are oblivious to what damage is going on within the inner realms of our body. Unlike high concentrations of surface level ozone that can result in eye irritations, coughing and other breathing ailments, PM10s don't reveal themselves with any immediate adverse signs. However, later on in life, the onset of asthma, emphysema and other bronchial diseases can lead to early death; it's estimated that this means a staggering average loss of 9 years for those that are exposed to the poorest quality of air. A recent European study (Aphekom) concluded that those living near main roads in cities could account for some 15-30% of all new cases of asthma in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease of adults aged over 65. The Healthy Air Campaign's expert on air pollution Ed Dearnley says that it isn't just the young, the sick and the old that suffer from the effects of dirty air.

The build up of particulate matter in the lungs takes years, but continual exposure, such as riding a bike to work along busy roads, or exercising in town centres can leave healthy bodies just as vulnerable. The health impact, work days lost to illness and other social and economic costs of air pollution are similar to obesity or alcohol abuse, but unlike these other two killers the air pollution issue has very little public profile. With the UK having among the highest frequency of child asthma symptoms worldwide a decisive set of policies to combat air pollution in our towns and cities is essential. At the very least, we need those in power to recognise the problem and speak up about it. Instead, as Tuesday's High Court hearing showed, we have a government not only failing to comply with European air quality standards, but seemingly willing to accept the likelihood of hefty EU fines as a result. The former vice president of USA Dan Quayle once said; "It's not pollution that is harming the environment, it's the impurities in water and air that are responsible." Whilst David Cameron would never be confused with Dan Quayle in terms of his environmental knowledge, it is time for him to match his awareness of the issues with the leadership we need to tackle this public health crisis.

After all, don't we all have the right to take a stroll down our local high street in the knowledge it won't take years off our lives? Follow Clare Nasir on Twitter: More: Dan Quayle Quotes : snopes.com - - Claim: Vice-President Dan Quayle once said, "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." FALSE Example: [Collected via e-mail, November 2001] Did Dan Quayle really say, "I regret I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with people in Latin America"? Origins: When George H.W. Bush, the 1988 Republican nominee for President, announced his vice-presidential running mate, he took nearly everyone by surprise. The man Bush tapped, a young senator named Dan Quayle, was little known outside his home state of Indiana. Senator Quayle soon became a household name, but — much to the chagrin of Bush and the Republicans — not for the reasons they expected.

Dan Quayle soon proved himself to be a terrible public speaker: he appeared nervous (even frightened) in front of television cameras, he often fumbled his way through prepared speeches, and his extemporaneous comments frequently defied comprehension. Senator (and, after the election, Vice-President) Quayle and his gaffes soon became the butt of numerous jokes. Just as President Gerald Ford had been forevermore tagged a clumsy bumbler after a few physical mishaps a decade earlier, so Dan Quayle was characterized as "stupid" by the public and the media, a label that would prove impossible to remove once it had been affixed. With much of the media gleefully reporting every Quayle misstatement and malaprop, it was only a matter of time before demand exceeded supply and someone made up a ridiculous statement and attributed it to the Vice-President. Someone did, and this someone was a rather unlikely source: a Republican congressperson. In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French.

Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the truth get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary. Dan Quayle certainly made more than his share of misstatements, and most of the ones on the following list are actual Quayle quotes (although versions of this list with all the quotes mischievously attributed to Vice-President Al Gore and then-Texas governor George W. Bush have also circulated around the Internet), but let's be fair to Mr.

Quayle and not saddle him with one that he didn't say: "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." "Mars is essentially in the same orbit . . . Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe." "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'" "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." "I have made good judgments in the past.

I have made good judgments in the future." "The future will be better tomorrow." "We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history." "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican." "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." "When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings?

The killers are to blame." "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." "For NASA, space is still a high priority." "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." "[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." This following group are Quayleisms: that is, comments widely attributed to the former Vice-President that were coined by humor writers as statements that sounded like something he might say rather than something he actually said: "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." Last updated: 18 December 2014 Snopes Delivered to Your Inbox: Sign Up Quayle Quotes Humor If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. -- J. Danforth Quayle Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Welcome to President Bush, Mrs.

Bush, and my fellow astronauts. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89 What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/15/88 I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 12/6/89 May our nation continue to be the beacon of hope to the world. -- The Quayles' 1989 Christmas card. [Not a beacon of literacy, though.] Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 11/30/88 We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The future will be better tomorrow. -- Vice President Dan Quayle We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/21/88 People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. -- Vice President Dan Quayle I stand by all the misstatements that I've made. -- Vice President Dan Quayle to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/89 We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Public speaking is very easy.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle to reporters in 10/88 I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix. -- Vice President Dan Quayle A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. -- Vice President Dan Quayle When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/20/92 (reported in Esquire, 8/92) Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/18/92 We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/22/90 For NASA, space is still a high priority.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/5/90 Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/18/90 The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. -- Vice President Dan Quayle We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made. -- Vice President Dan Quayle It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. -- Vice President Dan Quayle [It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system. -- Vice President Dan Quayle One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle (The New Yorker, October 10, 1988, p.102) What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is. -- Vice President Dan Quayle winning friends while speaking to the United Negro College Fund Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Mars is essentially in the same orbit... somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is IN the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, Hawaii, September 1989 You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, to the American Samoans, whose capital Quayle pronounces "Pogo Pogo" We expect them [Salvadoran officials] to work toward the elimination of human rights. -- Vice President Dan Quayle El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice. -- Vice President Dan Quayle I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people -- Vice President Dan Quayle If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, to the Phoenix Republican Forum, March 1990 We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The US has a vital interest in that area of the country. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Referring to Latin America. Japan is an important ally of ours.

Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Actually, Dubcek was the leader of the Prague Spring. May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world. -- The Quayle's 1989 Christmas card. [Not a beacon of literacy, though.] Well, it looks as if the top part fell on the bottom part. -- Vice President Dan Quayle referring to the collapsed section of the 880 freeway after the San Francisco earthquake of 1989. Getting [cruise missiles] more accurate so that we can have precise precision.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle referring to his legislative work dealing with cruise missiles Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the -- to the back! -- Vice President Dan Quayle I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements in the Future. -- Vice President Dan Quayle I was known as the chief grave robber of my state. -- Vice President Dan Quayle People that are really very wierd can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. -- Vice President Dan Quayle I'm going to be a vice president very much like George Bush was. He proved to be a very effective vice president, perhaps the most effective we've had in a couple of hundred years. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The loss of life will be irreplaceable. -- Vice President Dan Quayle after the San Francisco earthquake I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican. -- Vice President Dan Quayle The destruction, it is just very heart-rendering.

-- Vice President Dan Quayle attempting to say the SF earthquake wreckage was heart-rending (Newsweek 10/30/89) My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right. -- Vice President Dan Quayle, in a speech to the Christian Coalition Who's responsible for the riots? The rioters! -- Vice President Dan Quayle giving an intelligent, in-depth analysis of the LA riots. (Herb Caen, SF Chronicle) Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men are tired of losing our women. -- Vice President Dan Quayle talking about breast cancer I want to show you an optimistic sign that things are beginning to turn around. -- Vice President Dan Quayle trying to convince reporters that the economy was doing better because a Burger King had a "now hiring" sign in the window. He was campaigning for reelection in Ontario, CA in January 1992. I deserve respect for the things I did not do. -- Vice President Dan Quayle Add one little bit on the end... Think of 'potato,' how's it spelled?

You're right phonetically, but what else...? There ya go...alright! -- Vice President Dan Quayle correcting a student's correct spelling of the word "potato" during a spelling bee at an elementary school in Trenton. I should have caught the mistake on that spelling bee card. But as Mark Twain once said, "You should never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, actually quoting from President Andrew Jackson. This president is going to lead us out of this recovery. -- Vice President Dan Quayle at a campaign stop in California and and then at CA State University, Fresno (The Quayle Quarterly, Spring/Summer 1992) We are ready for any unforseen event that may or may not occur -- Vice President Dan Quayle Dan Quayle - Wikiquote Dan Quayle Jump to: navigation , search I believe we are on an irreversible trend towards more freedom and democracy , but that could change .

James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born 4 February 1947 ) is a former United States Representative, Senator, the 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–1993), and a minor candidate for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination. After retiring from politics, he became the chairman of Cerberus Capital Management. Contents Quotes[ edit ] I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get the future. We are ready for any unforseen event that may or may not occur. Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility. You’re close, but you left a little something off. The 'e' on the end. I had a good political career, and I have a good business career. I didn't get the brass ring, but I did very well.

Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the back! … That's a Hoosierism. You've got to get used to that! Speech to California delegates to the Republican National Convention (17 August 1988) Bobby Knight told me this: "There is nothing that a good defense—cannot beat a better offense." In other words a good offense wins. Speech to the City Club of Chicago (8 September 1988) The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. [followup] No, not our nation's, but in World War II. I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century, but in this century's history. Press conference (15 September 1988), paraphrased in Esquire (August 1992), The New Yorker (10 October 1988), p. 102 It is not just age; it's accomplishments, it's experience.

I have far more experience than many others that sought the office of vice president of this country. I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. I will be prepared to deal with the people in the Bush administration, if that unfortunate event would ever occur. Vice-presidential candidates' debate (5 October 1988); Lloyd Bentsen 's famous response included the line " Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy ". In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get the future. Speech in Illinois (October 1988), quoted in Cathleen Decker (1988-10-19), "Quayle, in Illinois, Says He's `the Future'" Los Angeles Times People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. Interview with Hendrik Hertzburg (October 1988), referring to Grigori Rasputin We are ready for any unforseen event that may or may not occur. Cited to the Cleveland Plain Dealer (27 September 1990) You all look like happy campers to me.

Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be. Speech to American Samoans (April 1989) Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here. Press comment in Hawaii (25 April 1989) When you take the UNCF model that, what a waste it is to lose one's mind, or not to have a mind is being very wasteful, how true that is. Speech to the United Negro College Fund (9 May 1989), mangling the Fund's slogan "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." The other day [the President] said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. Would you like a puppy? cited to the Los Angeles Times (16 May 1989) I believe we are on an irreversible trend towards more freedom and democracy , but that could change .

cited to the Wall Street Journal (26 May 1989) Mars is essentially in the same orbit. … Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe. Press comment on Mars exploration (11 August 1989), televised on CNN, and referenced in "A Quayle Vision of Mars" in The Washington Post (1 September 1989) I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame. Yes, I can understand how people were shocked and outraged by the verdict in the Rodney King trial. But there is simply no excuse for the mayhem that followed. Speech to the Commonwealth Club of California (19 May 1992) Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility.

Speech to the Commonwealth Club of California (19 May 1992) Bearing babies irresponsibly is simply wrong. We must be unequivocal about this. It doesn't help matters when primetime TV has Murphy Brown — a character who supposedly epitomizes today's intelligent, highly paid, professional woman — mocking the importance of fathers, by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another "lifestyle choice." Speech to the Commonwealth Club of California (19 May 1992) This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. Speech to the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis (9 June 1992) You’re close, but you left a little something off. The 'e' on the end. Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey (15 June 1992), mistakenly correcting student William Figueroa on his spelling of "potato." He went to the finest of private schools, and I am a public school graduate. Given the poor state of public schools it is obvious why everybody makes all those jokes about me.

About Al Gore, (Newsweek, 1 September 1992) I believe that I've made good judgments in the past, and I think I've made good judgments in the future. Video I had a good political career, and I have a good business career. I didn't get the brass ring, but I did very well. Interview with Cathleen Decker (5 September 2008) "Before Sarah Palin, the GOP had Dan Quayle", Los Angeles Times Attributed[ edit ] Although many of Quayle's remarks that were reported as gaffes can be verified, several others are difficult to verify, or are clearly misattributions. This is partly due to the echo chamber effect of writers who copy quotations from other writers without a direct citation . Adding to the problem, many quotations that were once attributed to Quayle (whether accurately or not) have since been attributed both privately and in print to Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , Al Gore , and John Kerry . Even publishers that might normally be considered trustworthy have stumbled where Quayle quotations are involved.

For example, the 2002 Oxford Dictionary of Phrase includes a list of supposed "Bushisms," some of which were previously attributed to Quayle. I also try to discipline myself when I get into a situation … and I'm trying to think of an answer, instead of being verbose, which is a tendency that I have, to be concise. Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. Quoted in the Los Angeles Times (30 October 1988), attributed to an earlier Associated Press interview If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure. Attributed to a speech in Phoenix, Arizona to the Phoenix Republican Forum (23 March 1990), quoted in Esquire (August 1992) For NASA, space is still a high priority. Remarks to NASA employees, 9/5/1990, reported in Esquire (August 1992) What we have here is clear-cut evidence that illegitimacy—something I've always said we should talk about in terms of not having it—leads to drug abuse.

Remarks (20 May 1992), quoted in Esquire (August 1992) and Ann Beatts (23 November 1997) "ABSURDUM; Murphy Brown's Got Dan All Fired Up Again," Los Angeles Times I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix. Although Quayle's home town is in Arizona, it is only a two and a half hour drive from the California border. My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will never surrender to what is right. In a speech to the Christian Coalition We're going to have the best educated American people in the world. One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Vice President, and that one word is 'to be prepared'. Attributed in the Quayle Quarterly, a short-lived publication about Quayle's gaffes It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago. If Quayle said this, he would only be repeating a phrase that first appeared in print approximately 100 years earlier.

See: Staff writer (13 May 1889) "The Great State of Chicago," Chicago Daily Tribune; Staff writer (13 April 1895) " The State of Chicago ," New York Times; Norman Mailer (1968) Miami and the Siege of Chicago Wisdom of Dan Quayle Some people might agree any title such "The Wisdom of Dan Quayle" is an oxymoron of the highest degree. An Oxymoron of course is a statement or phrase containing two words or phrases that have no business appearing together. Classics are "Military Intelligence", "Aggie Scholar", "Honest Politician", etc. Some of the things this man has said have to be read to be believed. These are the utterances of our former Vice-President who if I remember was well known for his difficulty spelling the word "Potato" in front of a elementary school class. If memory serves, he actually wrote it out as "Potatoe". Enjoey ! Dan Quayle - remember when... Recently, Dan Quayle announced his intentions to run for President of the U.S. in 2000.

Since many younger voters may not have been watching the news when these were said the first time, we provide you with this list of famous Quayle quotes. "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didnt study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." -- J. Danforth Quayle "If we dont succeed, we run the risk of failure." -- J. Danforth Quayle "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If there is oxygen, that means we can breathe." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89 "What a waste it is to lose ones mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful.

How true that is." -- Vice President Dan Quayle (Editor : if anyone should know the cruelty of this problem first hand...) "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nations history. I mean in this centurys history. But we all lived in this century. I didnt live in this century." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/15/88 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is to be prepared." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 12/6/89 "May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world."-- The Quayles 1989 Christmas card. "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 11/30/88 "I have made good judgments in the Past.

I have made good judgments in the future." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "The future will be better tomorrow." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "Were going to have the best-educated American people in the world." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/21/88 "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "I stand by all the misstatements that Ive made." -- Vice President Dan Quayle to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/89 "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "Public speaking is very easy." -- Vice President Dan Quayle to reporters in 10/88 "I am not part of the problem.

I am a Republican." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings?

The killers are to blame." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/20/92 (reported in Esquire, 8/92) "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/22/90 "For NASA, space is still a high priority." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/5/90 (Editor's favorite) "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/18/90 "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make." --Vice President Dan Quayle "Were all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." --Vice President Dan Quayle "It isnt pollution thats harming the environment.

Its the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." -- Vice President Dan Quayle "[Its] time for the human race to enter the solar system." -- Vice President Dan Quayle When we think of people to elect to lead us, is it better to have a brilliant, dishonest, immoral man like Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton or a complete idiot ? These are difficult choices indeed! As a sideline to our story, you might find it very interesting to visit another SSQQ Web Site titled "Quayle-Gore" as part of our "Truth on the Internet" Series. To visit, click here . Dan Quayle isn't Quite as Stupid as We Thought!! Quote: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Status: False. Origins: When George Bush, the 1988 Republican nominee for President, announced his vice-presidential running mate, he took nearly everyone by surprise. The man Bush tapped, a young senator named Dan Quayle, was little known outside his home state of Indiana.

Senator Quayle soon became a household name, but -- much to the chagrin of Bush and the Republicans -- not for the reasons they expected. Dan Quayle soon proved himself to be a terrible public speaker: he appeared nervous (even frightened) in front of television cameras, he often fumbled his way through prepared speeches, and his extemporaneous comments frequently defied comprehension. Senator (and, after the election, Vice-President) Quayle and his gaffes soon became the butt of numerous jokes. Just as President Gerald Ford had been forevermore tagged a clumsy bumbler after a few physical mishaps a decade earlier, so Dan Quayle was characterized as "stupid" by the public and the media, a label that would prove impossible to remove once it had been affixed. With much of the media gleefully reporting every Quayle misstatement and malaprop, it was only a matter of time before demand exceeded supply and someone made up a ridiculous statement and attributed it to the Vice-President. Someone did, and this someone was a rather unlikely source: a Republican congressperson.

In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French. Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the truth get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary.

Dan Quayle has certainly made more than his share of misstatements, and the ones on the following list below are actual Quayle quotes (although versions of this list with all the quotes mischievously attributed to Vice-President Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush also circulate around the Internet). Nearly all of these quotes are reasonable statements that came out garbled when uttered by a poor public speaker, though -- it's not hard to tell in most cases what Quayle really meant to say. Compare them to some of the bizarre statements that President Reagan produced when speaking off the cuff, or the twisted, mangled syntax characteristic of President Bush's speech. Let's be fair to Mr. Quayle and not saddle him with something he didn't say. Last updated: 11 November 2000 The URL for this page is Please use this URL in all links or references to this page Urban Legends Reference Pages � 1995-2000 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson

Question: Which US vice-president once said "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment but the impurities in the air and water"?
Answer: Dan Quayle